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14Ć2

AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.x

14.2

Directory of the Default Path

Selecting F" for Files" from the TRANSFER menu displays the

directory of the current default path. To change the default, see

section 14.1.

14.3

Loading the Rack Configuration, Drive

Parameters, and Tasks onto the Rack

The Load option from the Transfer menu allows you to load the rack

configuration, drive parameters, and application tasks onto all

AutoMax Processor and UDC modules in the rack and all Processor

modules on the network(s) through the connection at the leftmost

Processor module. BASIC and Control Block tasks must be compiled

first. Drive parameter and configuration files must be generated first.

Note that a maximum of 32 tasks can be loaded to an AutoMax rack.

The keyswitch must be in the PROGRAM position and the password

must be entered to load any tasks. All tasks will be loaded onto the

Processor specified when the task was added to the rack in the Task

Manager application. Utility tasks must be loaded separately even

though they are added to the rack like other tasks. See 14.3.1 for

more information.
After tasks are loaded onto the rack, they are installed by the

operating system. This procedure involves verifying that all physical

I/O points in the system are defined and consistent with the

information in the configuration.
When you select L" for Load" from the Transfer menu, the screen

will display the following choices:
D Normal Rack Configuration
D Debug Rack Configuration
D Every Parameter File
D Single Parameter File
D Tasks
D All
You have two options when loading the rack configuration. You can

load the complete configuration (normal) or you can load a test

configuration with all I/O mapped to memory (debug). The rack

configuration must be loaded before any AutoMax tasks can be

loaded to the rack.
If you want to use the test configuration with AutoMax and UDC

tasks, you must select the All" option (described below) to load the

drive parameters, AutoMax tasks, and UDC tasks. Then return to the

Transfer menu and select Load Debug Rack Configuration" to load

the test configuration to the rack.
You also have two options when loading the drive parameters to the

UDC module(s). You can load the drive parameters to a UDC module

in a specific slot in the rack, or to all UDC modules in the rack. The

drive parameters must be loaded before the UDC tasks are loaded.

Note that drive parameters cannot be loaded to a UDC module if

UDC tasks are running on the target UDC module. You must stop the

UDC tasks for the target UDC module before you can load the drive

parameters.

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